Roots: Screen Time Control

By: MWM

App Blocker & Dopamine Detox

Features & Capabilities

Roots is the #1 screen time app. Set boundaries with your phone, unlock more time, and build a healthier relationship with technology with features like better app limits, downtime scheduling, daily goals, a balance score, and more.

Highlights include app and website blocking by time or opens, mindful downtime, Monk Mode, personalized dopamine detox challenges, daily progress tracking, screen time trends, and private on-device data storage via Apple's Screen Time API. Privacy guaranteed.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security Task Management Data

By:

MWM

Rating:

4.70

(1,825) 78 new ratings

Version:

2.18 Last updated: 2026-05-27

Version code:

886014375

Creation date:

2023-08-28

Compatible devices:

Size:

351.66MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 44,121 ▲ 783

Other rankings

#13 in screen time keyword 17 ▲ 1#35 in screentime tracker keyword 6 ▲ #37 in screen time tracker keyword 9 ▲ 33#44 in self control keyword 45 ▲ 23

For Developers

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Developed by:

MWM

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/roots-screen-time-control/id6446800962

Website:

https://www.getroots.app/

User Reviews

Users praise Roots for reducing screen time and improving focus, especially for students, thanks to its design, flexibility, and responsive support. However, recurring issues limit its appeal: frequent bugs and instability in blocking and tracking; unreliable unblock flows; inaccurate usage reporting; and pricing concerns over paid tiers and trial prompts. When functioning well, it’s a powerful, customizable tool, but reliability and cost are the top drawbacks echoed across reviews.

Pros

Significantly reduces screen time and boosts focus, helping with studying and productivity.
Highly customizable, with multiple modes, strictness levels, and goal-based blocking.
Strong support from the Roots team; founders are helpful and responsive.
Great design and user experience; easy to use and effective blocking.
Helpful for students and accessible, with scholarships and affordable options.

Cons

Bugs and instability frequently affect blocking and time tracking, sometimes making it unusable.
Pricing concerns: free options dwindling, paywalls, and high premium costs (sometimes cited as around $60/year).
Unblocking and blocking features sometimes fail or require reloads; app can be slow or glitchy.
Time tracking can be inaccurate, counting time when not using blocked apps or misreporting usage.
Intrusive prompts and forced trial experiences (unescapable pro trial, hard-to-exit free trials).

Recent reviews

I signed up and connected it to the screen time but it told me to pay afterwards after a free trial and forgot my screen time code. It put me through 39 minutes of trouble and dispute being an anti screen time app, it literally added an extra hour of screen time. DO.NOT. DOWNLOAD. ever.

by Je*****, 2026-05-31

Roots has been a game changer for me and my family! Would recommend this to anyone looking to get away from the screen and back to life! The simple setup and encouragement to make better time choices has resulted in much more focus time and family time. It really helps to see how much time we are spending on our phones and how much we time could be getting back! Not only is the app great, the support is even better! I emailed them about adding premium to my account, since my wife already paid for it, and I got a response the same day! The entire request was closed within 48 hours, amazing!!

by Cs*****, 2026-05-29

Honestly didn’t expect much but this app genuinely changed my habits. Monk Mode all the way! My screen time dropped noticeably in the first few days. The UI is also simple, clean and it actually does what it needs to.